Originally Posted by Roody
Do you folks think this is a reasonable plan for a business? I'm just not sure that poorer people around here are sophisticated enough to know that a rebuilt Trek or Giant (for example) would be a better deal than the $100 Walmart/Target/Meijer bikes, which are shiny new. What do you all think?
Heck, the US cycling afficianados with lots of bucks or under the influence of trendy stylin' know even less about value when it comes to getting a practical bicycle for commuting. Your instinct is right, this is no way to make money in the US, competing with Walmart over low prices, especially with a second hand product shunned by the public at large. There is a reason your step son found that bike priced so cheaply at a garage sale - supply far exceeds the current demand for such bikes.